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I'd be surprised if Eason was getting most of his yards from long bombs. The goal is to move the ball down the field and there are many ways to do that.

This is true. However, the excitement we have for Eason is based on his abilities to stretch the field and get the defense to stop staking the box, right?

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Eason can throw those bombs, which opens up the playbook for him.

Which has been subject of this thread. he has not been throwing the bombs. The longest passes he has thrown has been about 35 yards or so. And they were either under thrown or very weak/wobbly. If he is unable to throw deep with authority (Not saying he can't...but maybe because something is hindering him from being able t do so) then the defenses will quit respecting his reputation and start stacking the boxes again. Nicholls did, and it proved to be disastrous. (Although, I believe we looked bad with Nicholls based on our players taking them lightly)

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Eason throwing deep can only help improve our run game as well as help our 2-minute offense (once he gets trusted with the keys); we need the ability to have explosive plays.

I agree, if he starts throwing deep and connecting.

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Posted by FooManChoo

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Posted on 9/15/16 at 11:16 am to DawgsLife

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This is true. However, the excitement we have for Eason is based on his abilities to stretch the field and get the defense to stop staking the box, right?

Yes - and it's not necessary to throw it deep on every play to do that. Respecting his arm and playing even a few yards deeper in coverage can help give our RBs enough time to find a hole or to get to the edge.

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Which has been subject of this thread. he has not been throwing the bombs. The longest passes he has thrown has been about 35 yards or so. And they were either under thrown or very weak/wobbly. If he is unable to throw deep with authority (Not saying he can't...but maybe because something is hindering him from being able t do so) then the defenses will quit respecting his reputation and start stacking the boxes again. Nicholls did, and it proved to be disastrous. (Although, I believe we looked bad with Nicholls based on our players taking them lightly)

I think "bombs" is subjective in this case. Compared to Lambert's patented 5- yard lasers, 35-yard tosses are bombs. He threw two 40-yarders in the GDay game that were spot on (see below gif for bomb one and click the link for bomb 2). He couldn't have thrown them further without overthrowing the receivers. They also look effortless and he has shown 20-30 yard passes that were on ropes to demonstrate his arm strength. You should take a look at his highlight reels from HS, too, if you haven't already. He regularly demonstrated his ability to throw it long (more than 30 yards).

I'm not concerned with his wobbly passes as that's a mechanics issue. If he improves there, those spirals should tighten up. He's done it regularly in his highlights so it's not as if he doesn't have the ability to do it. The underthrown balls may have been him adjusting to the speed and not trying to overthrow it. It comes down to timing and he's still learning it. More reps will help him there.